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News from PRINCETON UNIVERSITY For immediate release: June 5, 2001 Contact: Marilyn Marks (609) 258-5748, mmarks@princeton.edu Princeton University holds 254th Commencement1,732 students awarded degreesPrinceton, N.J. -- Princeton University awarded degrees to 1,084 undergraduates and 648 graduate students at its 254th Commencement today. Honorary degrees were awarded to seven distinguished leaders in the sciences, arts, humanities and public affairs. President Harold T. Shapiro addressed the graduates at the ceremony, which was held on the front lawn of historic Nassau Hall. It was Shapiro's last Commencement address as president, as he is stepping down June 15 and will be succeeded by Princeton Professor Shirley M. Tilghman, a leader in the field of microbiology. Five hundred ninety men and 494 women in the Class of 2001 received degrees today. Of those, 921 received bachelor of arts degrees and 163 received bachelor of science degrees. In addition, seven bachelor of arts degrees were awarded today to candidates from earlier Princeton classes. Eight undergraduate degrees had been awarded earlier in the 2000-2001 academic year. About 45.8 percent of the Class of 2001, or 496 graduating seniors, received some form of honors: 97 received highest honors, 156 received high honors and 243 received honors. Princeton also awarded 648 advanced degrees for the 2000-2001 academic year. They included 267 doctor of philosophy degrees, 229 master of arts degrees, 55 master in public affairs degrees, 23 master in public policy degrees, 21 master of architecture degrees, 21 master of science in engineering degrees, 19 master of engineering degrees, six master in public affairs and urban and regional planning degrees, four master of fine arts degrees, and three master of Near Eastern studies degrees. For the first time, valedictory orations were given by not one, but two graduates: Jared Kramer, from Atkinson, N.H., and Christine McLeavey, from Kingston, R.I. Valedictory Oration by
Jared Kramer Following a long tradition, salutatorian Christopher Bradley addressed his classmates and their guests in Latin &emdash; a vestige from the days when the entire Commencement ceremony was conducted in Latin. The salutatory oration is Princeton's oldest student honor but it has evolved from a serious, formal address to one full of humor. Because few students today know Latin, the new graduates
follow along using printed copies of the remarks, complete
with footnotes telling them when to applaud
(plaudite), laugh (ridete), shout (vociferate)
or weep (deplorate). Guests and other audience
members, who do not have the annotated copies, are left to
their own devices.
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